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Vision

Building a world where each of us can live “our own story”.

Mission

To provide a platform that empowers individuals to visualize
their knowledge, skills, and experience,
and connect them to all people that require them.

Value

One Team, For Mission

True competitiveness is born in teams of people who trust each other. Trust depends on open and frank communication, a mutual undertanding of personalities and values, and the cooperation and drive to achieve a shared mission. Each individual should act as leader of the team, confronting oneself, deeply understanding other members, and taking initiative to guide the team towards achieving a mission.

Beyond Borders

Growth is the taking on of more responsibility than before. By rising above our current position, thinking at a higher level, acting with a view that goes beyond our roles, and expanding our range of responsibility, we can achieve growth. It is the growth of each individual that is the quickest path to achieving missions. Let’s not fear failure, and have the will to cross all sorts of boundaries, and exceed our past selves.

Fairness Mind

We interact with a diverse group of customers in society. Our team gathers people with exceptional talents, and various personalities and values. Because of this, fairness is our lifeline. In many aspects, maintaining fairness, and defining what is fair, is not an easy task. The ability to still face decisions without evasion and confront what is fair, is the source of our excellence.

Leadership

Board of Directors

  • Ayumu Suzuki / Chief Executive Officer

    Graduated the Waseda University School of Law. Joined Recruit then experienced product planning and sales in HR and bridal businesses as well as new business development in Ad-technology. Moved to the overseas business planning division at Recruit Holdings then lead global-governance, reorganization, market research, and group company support. Joined coconala inc. in May 2016.

  • Akiyuki Minami / Director
    Representative Director of coconala skill partners, Inc

    Graduated Keio University. MBA of Oxford. After gaining experience as a financial analyst at Sumitomo Bank (currently SMBC), joined Advantage Partners, then engaged in five buyout projects in seven years. Meanwhile founded two NPOs named Blastbeat and Nimaime-no-Meishi (your 2nd business card). Founding member and CEO of WelSelf inc. (currently coconala inc.) since Jan 2012. Director of the Sharing Economy Association Japan.

  • Atsushi Akaike / Outside Director

    A partner of CVC, one of the world’s largest private equity investment firms with 26 offices around the world, and Managing Partner, Co-Head of CVC Asia Pacific Japan K.K. Director of our company since August 2018.

  • Kentaro Yadomi / Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

    Certified Public Accountant. After joining KPMG AZSA (now KPMG AZSA LLC), he was engaged in accounting audits based on Japanese GAAP, U.S. GAAP, and IFRS, as well as financial due diligence work related to domestic and international M&A and business restructuring support. Auditor of our company since March 2017.

  • Yuki Sato / Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

    A partner of So & Sato Law Offices from Jan. 2019, after working at the Tokyo office of a global law firm as a partner . Experienced various support in finance, fund and Artificial Intelligence industries. Director of our company since November 2021.

  • Yuka Hattori / Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

    After working at Recruit Co., Ltd. in human resources and business development, established Inclusion Japan Inc. which provides incubation services and became its representative director. Auditor of our company since August 2015.

Management Team

  • Kanako Takeshita / Executive Officer, VP of Product Management

    After graduating from Waseda University, joined Softbank Human Capital Corporation as a new graduate. She worked as a marketer at CyberAgent Group, a planner and producer of social games, and then became a business manager. She then worked as an executive officer of an AI company.
    Joined coconala Inc. in 2020.

  • Moto Hirano / Executive Officer, VP of Legal Media

    After graduating from the College of Science and Engineering at Ritsumeikan University, joined Recruit in 2008 then experienced sales & marketing, store promotion, Ad-technology as well as planning and development of online education business. Moved to Recruit Holdings then led new business development. Joined coconala Inc. in July 2017.

  • Masatoshi Murakami / Executive Officer, VP of Product Engineering

    Master’s degree of computer science and intelligent systems at the Graduate School of Engineering of Osaka Prefecture University. From 2007 to 2014, engaged in advanced research in enterprise system development at the Systems development lab of Hitachi, Ltd. After that, experienced multiple web service developments as an engineering leader including CTO of Evelist inc.. Joined coconala Inc. in Jun 2019.

  • VP of Finance

    Gen Tanaka

  • VP of Platform Engineering

    Noriaki Utsunomiya

  • Head of Technology

    Hiroshi Kanja

  • Head of Information

    Yuta Kawasaki

  • Head of Customer Service

    Shoichi Komai

  • Head of Marketing

    Keita Shimizu

  • Head of Design

    Takumi Tonosaki

Adviser

  • Jun Sakaki / Adviser

    Graduated from Keio University Graduate School and completed a master’s program at Stanford University. Engaged in strategy consulting at Boston Consulting Group and AlixPartners. Appointed President and CEO of Ikyu Corporation in 2016, and currently serves as an Executive Officer at LY Corporation. Advisor to our company since August 2023.

Company Overview

Company Name
coconala Inc.
Address
Tokyo Headquarters
20-1 Shibuya Infoss Tower 6F, Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 150-0031
Founding
Date
January 4, 2012
Capital
JPY 1,244,895,350
Business Description
・ Operation and development of coconala, An EC-type service marketplace
・Operation and development of coconala Legal Consultation
・Operation and development of coconala Professional,coconala，High Consult,and coconala Assist,and coconala Tech
Major Subsidiaries
・ coconala tech Inc.
・ Mizuho coconala Inc.

Access

20-1 Shibuya Infoss Tower 6F, Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 150-0031

6 minute walk from Shibuya Station on the which serves JR (Yamanote Line, Saikyo Line, Shonan-Shinjuku Line),
Tokyo Metro (Ginza Line, Hanzomon Line, Fukutoshin Line), Tokyu (Toyoko Line, Den-en-toshi Line), Keio (Inokashira Line)

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